Alek-Maia

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 * ~ Geography ||~  ||
 * Location || continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean ||
 * Geographic Coordinates || 27 00 S, 133 00 E ||
 * Continent || Austrailia ||
 * Area || 7,741,220 sq km ||
 * Area Comparison || slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states ||
 * Border Countries || none ||
 * Climate || generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north ||
 * Terrain || mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast ||
 * Natural Resources || bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum ||
 * Natural Hazards || cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires ||

65 years and over: 14% (male 1,398,576/female 1,654,508) || male: 99% female: 99% ||
 * ~ People ||~  ||
 * Total Population || 22,015,576 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 18.3% (male 2,040,848/female 1,937,544) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 7,469,092/female 7,266,143)
 * Life Expectency || 81.9 years ||
 * Nationality || Australian(s) ||
 * Religions || Protestant 27.4% (Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%), Catholic 25.8%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% ||
 * Languages || English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% ||
 * Literacy || definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99%


 * ~ Government ||~  ||
 * Country Name || Commonwealth of Australia ||
 * Government Type || federal parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm ||
 * Capital || Canberra ||
 * Cheif of State/Head of Government || chief of state: Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Quentin BRYCE (since 5 September 2008) head of government: Prime Minister Julia Eileen GILLARD (since 24 June 2010); Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Maxwell SWAN ||

services: 75% ||
 * ~ Economy ||~  ||
 * Labor force by Occupation || agriculture: 3.6% industry: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">21.1%
 * Agriculture || wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry ||
 * Industry || mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel ||
 * Exported Commodities ||  ||
 * Imported Commodities ||  ||
 * Currency ||  ||


 * ~ Communication ||~  ||
 * Number of land line phones || 8.66 million ||
 * Number of cell phones || 22.5 million ||

3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004) 4. Crocodile Dundee (1986) 5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) ||
 * ~ Transportation ||~  ||
 * Airports || 465 ||
 * Paved airports || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">326 ||
 * roadways || <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">818,356 km ||
 * roadways compared to the world || 9 ||
 * ~ Extra Stuff ||~  ||
 * Sports || The most popular participation sports are aerobics, golf and tennis. ||
 * People || New South Wales, with 6.8 million people has the largest population of any of Australia’s states. Victoria, with 5 million people is next most populous. ||
 * Movies || 1. Titanic (In 1997) 2. Shrek 2 (2004)
 * States || Most people think the Sydney region is the wealthiest part of Australia. ||


 * ~ Sources ||~  ||
 * CIA Fact Book || [] ||